Securidaca inappendiculata

Securidaca inappendiculata Hassk., Pl. Jav. Rar. (Hasskarl) 295; Cat. Hort. Bog. Alt. 227.

Securidaca inappendiculata Hassk., Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is Nepal to China (Yunnan to Guangdong) and W. Malesia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Đằng ca, Dây đằng ca, Thuyền dực đằng

Latin name: 

Securidaca inappendiculata Hassk.

Family: 

Polygalaceae

Uses: 

Treats swelling and pain, enteritis, gastritis, infrequent urination, rheumatism, bone pain (roots, bark).

Distribution: 

Kon Tum, Dong Nai. Trees grow scattered in evergreen forests.

Flower and fruit season: 

March-May